Vol. XV. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. No. 12. 



#^ The Journal 



OF THE 



BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



MARCH, 1909. 



CONTENTS. 



Narcissus Cultivation. James Waugh 897 



Shoeing of Horses. /. T, Powis 909 



Co-operative Societies for the Purchase of Farming Requisites 91 7 



Notes on Insect, Fungus, and other Pests - 924 



Production of Hand-thrashed Rye Straw in France - - 926 



Production of Sulphate of Ammonia from Peat - - 928 



Regulations for the Importation of Potatoes. — Malta — Natal 928 



Demand for Live Stock in Italy - .... 929 



Experiments in the Feeding of Live Stock - - - 931 



Imports of Fresh Milk and Cream 936 



Planting of Fruit Trees 937 



Varieties of Pears - - - 940 



Planting of Waste Lands in Germany - 942 



Conservation of Natural Resources in the United States - 944 



Notes on the Weather in February 945 



Notes on Crop Prospects Abroad 945 



Agricultural Labour in England in February - - - 946 



Miscellaneous Notes 947 



Official Circulars and Notices - - - - - 950 



Summary of Agricultural Experiments - - - 951 



The Corn Markets in February. C. Kains-J ackson - - 961 



The Live and Dead Meat Trade in February. A. T. Matthews 964 



The Provision Trade in February. Hedley Stevens - - 967 



Statistical Tables, &c. - - - - - - - 969 



(With Title Page and Index to Vol. XV.) 



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